Boating-Sailing
Classic Boat
The Need For Speed
Saving lives at sea has always been bound to the speed of rescue, from the first rowing boats to the 60-knot, all-weather motorboats of today
8 min |
March 2021
Classic Boat
ROW YOUR BOAT
There has been a steady rise in recreational rowing over the past few years, and the choice can be bewildering. What’s the right boat for you?
8 min |
March 2021
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Traditional Tool
JOINER’S NAME STAMP
2 min |
March 2021
Classic Boat
Classic misuse of a word
Real classic ownership involves rot, rust and reward
3 min |
March 2021
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SCUD MISSILE
Herreshoff’s newly-restored Bar Harbor 31 Scud lit up the classic racing scene in the Med in 2020 with a double win at Cannes and Saint-Tropez
10 min |
March 2021
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BOSUN'S BAG
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THE TRADITIONAL BOATER
4 min |
March 2021
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DOUG LEEN - Tugboat man
Vietnam vet, park ranger, dentist, small-craft conservator and tugboat skipper.... meet Ranger Doug!
4 min |
March 2021
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CHANCE TO SAVE AN Albert Strange yawl
Chances at Albert Strange ownership don’t come up often, and Sheila II is the quintessential Strange – and one with a great history, too
4 min |
March 2021
Classic Boat
AFFORDABLE CLASSIC Salcombe Yawls
A friend and I once decided that walking might make a change from sailing. So we set forth to walk from Branscombe to Bigbury, a 100-mile stretch of the south-west coastal path marked by knackering climbs and knee-wrenching descents.
3 min |
March 2021
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Cardiff, Wales - Save The Elena Maria Barbara!
A rare, 18th-century schooner replica, restored to the tune of around £1 million, could be abandoned if a buyer is not found soon.
2 min |
February 2021
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YARD VISIT: IRON BROTHERS - MELTING POINT
We visit a foundry that has been making keels for sailing yachts since the 1960s
4 min |
February 2021
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TOM CUNLIFFE - A JOLLY BREEZE
Life’s a breeze on Jolie Brise, thanks to the relaxed teachings of her skipper
6 min |
February 2021
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SCILLY SEASON
Max Campbell won our ‘Classic Boater’ award in 2018 when, aged 20, he sailed across the Atlantic in the tiny Flying Cloud. This time, the Scillies are far enough
9 min |
February 2021
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RIFAT EDIN - Turkish collector
Rifat Edin might have grander boats in his stable, but his heart belongs to a small, clinker dinghy
4 min |
February 2021
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Older than time, but ever hopeful
Dave Selby goes sailing with one of the acknowledged style leaders of the ‘gaff brand’
3 min |
February 2021
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MORTISE GAUGE
Traditional Tool
2 min |
February 2021
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GO YOUR OWN WAY
Seven years ago, carpenter Pieter van der Aa set out to build an S&S yawl by himself for himself. In September this year Scarabee set sail for the first time
10+ min |
February 2021
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BOSUN'S BAG
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THE TRADITIONAL BOATER
4 min |
February 2021
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AFFORDABLE CLASSIC Albacore
Uffa Fox was an unforgettable character and a great British yacht designer.
3 min |
February 2021
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The joys of coarse racing
A record year for Loch Broom SC and its Flying Fifteens
3 min |
January 2021
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MOSQUITO FIRST RULE 6 (ANKER, 1913): FROM TRIUMPH TO DISASTER AND BACK
She was designed to race hard in 1913, but 101 years later, almost sank after a calamitous collision. Today, Mosquito is back and racing again
9 min |
January 2021
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SYDNEY HARBOUR 18 FOOTERS
The Sydney 18s were among the most radical racing dinghies in the world in their heyday. These days, they still are
9 min |
January 2021
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SWEDISH ROSE
At her launch in 1894, Bel’Rose changed Swedish sailing forever. Now, her owner of 44 years has had her rebuilt, in strictly traditional style
10 min |
January 2021
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FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
Cox’s Boatyard on the Broads was revitalised a quarter of a century ago and it hasn’t looked back
3 min |
January 2021
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PETER NICHOLSON Got the T-shirt
From navy pilot to yacht designer to Squadron commodore to company boss... it’s all in a life’s work to Peter Nicholson
5 min |
January 2021
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It's Howard's Way... not Martin's way
Martin Black recalls a rare win, uncelebrated; and a chance at fame, unrequited
4 min |
January 2021
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F0R WHOM THE BOAT CALLS
A replica of Hemingway’s fishing boat Pilar has put to sea and will soon enter line production, bringing a legend back to life
8 min |
January 2021
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Choose Your Project Well
A well-meaning friend nearly bites off a project too big
3 min |
December 2020
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Winston Megoran THE MAN BEHIND THE BOOK COVER
For more than 30 years, illustrator Winston Megoran produced countless paintings and etchings of the sea and boats. This brilliant and diverse self-taught artist also created a wealth of book jackets that have made his work, if not his name, famous
10+ min |
December 2020
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YARD VISIT: SPIRIT YACHTS GREEN SPIRIT
James Bond, the electric age, and a new dayboat model
5 min |